Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-03-23
LETTER FRO,1 RICHMOND.
Especial Cor. of the Alexandria GAZETTE


RICHMOND, Va, March 22.-The brst par
tisan debate of the extra session which oc-
Cured to day in the House was very eX-
citing one, and is the fore-runner of several
others likely to take place at an early day
The republican leaders have been unusually
quiet thus far but they broke loose to-day
and their speeches carried one back to the
stirring days of 10. The chief speakers on
the republican side in the House are Messrs.
Mayo, Waddill, Franklin. Wise and Mallo
~. The other republican members in the
House scarcely ever make speech. Frank
lin and Waddill are the most impressive
speakers the republicans have. Senator
Causey is good talker, Delegate Wise is
rapid speaker and Delegate Mallory is the
wit OF the House.
The best speakers in the House on the
democratic aide are Messrs. Munford, Card
well, Downing, Stuart and Hoge. The SEN
ate is full of good speakers and yesterday
was field day for oratory. The matter
under discussion was the resolution to ln-
crease the salaries of the circuit judges. This
resolution is now on the calendar and will
come up again soon upon motion to recon
slider.
When Speaker Stuart was advocating the
passage of the Terminal Railway bill in the
House this afternoon, Mr.. Porter, of Ports.
mouth, interrupted him with the interroga-
tory, "Can the gentleman from Alexandria
tell us whether the Terminal has purchased
the Baltimore anG Ohio Railroad ?" Speak
er Stuart laughed, and so did the whole
House. Presently he said, IF the Termi-
nal desired to buy the Baltimore and Ohio
it would have to put up three times as
much a; is named in this bill" The amount
named in the bill was $40, 100000. Mr.
Porter followed up his query with remarks
to the effect that he wanted the Baltimore
and Ohio to cease paying its indebtedness
to the State in coupons.
.. S. Senator Butler, Of South Carolina,
who was before the Senate committee on
roads this afternoon in behalf of the bill
granting certain privileges to the Charles
| ton. Cincinnati and Ohio Railroad Co., is so
much like DR.. John l.. Buchanan, Superin-
tendent of Public Instruction, that he was
mistaken for the Doctor this afternoon,
while in the rotunda of the capitol waiting
for the committee to meet. The Senator
| was leaning against the railing around Hou
don's famous statue of Washington, appar
emily in deep thought, when verdant
stranger from southwest Virginia approach
ed him with the remark, doctor the school
business is booming in Flat Creek district"
The Senator looked up il deep astonish-
ment, and did not seem to know what TO
say when the vcrdant gentleman asked,
doctor. why don't you send me some CEN
sus blanks" An hour afterwards the gen
t!eman from southwest Virginia was telling
the mistake he had made to group in The
Senate chamber.
The democrats will hold caucus to NOR.
row night. Perhaps they will talk about
the State debt and consider the feasibility
OF appointing q commission as recommended
by the Governor. AS yet e correct state
ment of the relative strength of the friends
for and against this measure has not been
ascertaned. B. 7. o.